Flexible schedule

By Vera Babayeva, originally published on Workitmom.com.

On a Monday morning last month, my live-in nanny pretended to be sick and I naively believed her, and left her alone to get better. (I took my two kids, ages 4 and 1, to my mother). In the evening, I came home and found her copy of the keys in the mailbox and a note on the coffee table.

I was angry, lost, shocked, and excited. Excited because I thought this was my opportunity to finally work from home. I took Tuesday off. My husband took Wednesday off so I could go to work and ask my boss to work from home while I find a new nanny. At first my boss made me feel that he was doing me the biggest favor in the world. I felt the same way. Wow, I thought, working from home is a luxury.
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By Karen Walrond

The company I work for is a relatively large, global company, and in my opinion, it has a surprisingly small law department: it consists of one other lawyer and a paralegal. As a result, my job can be really demanding – it’s not unusual for me to work more than 40 hours per week, and spending the odd weekend or an evening or two to drafting contracts or negotiating deals. Thing is, I actually feel pretty lucky: at most other companies similar to mine, working these hours would require sacrificing a lot of family time to make the job work. Read More »